Clothes-drier.



J. A. HYLTON.

CLOTHE-S DRIER.

APPLICATION r1151) JULY 30,1915.

1,267,226. Patented May 21,1918.

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2 SHE J. A HYLTON.

CLOTHES DRIER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30.1915.

Patented May 21, 1918.

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JOHN A. HYL'ION, OF HATCHER, WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOB 0F ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM E. WHITE, OF HATGHER, WEST VIRGINIA.

CLOTHES-DRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21, 1918.

Application filed J'u1y30, 1915. Serial No. 42,772.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. I-IYLTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hatcher, in the county of Mercer and State of West Virginia, have invented certa1n new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Drrers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention is an improved clothes drler embodying a revoluble drying rack from which articles of clothing and the like, which have been washed, may be hung for drying and also embodying a support for the revoluble rack by means of which the rack may be readily turned, from below, to enable access to be readily had to all parts of the rack and to all of the articles of clothing hung therefrom, and hence enable the articles to be placed on the rack or removed therefrom with but a slight expenditure of effort on the part of the person using the drier.

The invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of devices hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a clothes drier constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan of the same.

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the rack. v

Fig. 4 is a similar view of the center of the rack and the upper portion of the supporting standard. a

In the embodiment of my invention I provide a suitable support which is here shown as a vertically arranged standard 1 which may have its lower end secured in the ground or may be secured in any suitable manner to any suitable object, such for instance as one side of a porch or the like. A pivoting pin 2 projects from the upper end of the standard 1 and is here shown as having its lower end secured in a vertical bore 3 in the upper portion of the standard. The rack 4 lines or wires are properly tensioned and are adapted to support the weight of clothes and other articles which have been washed and which are placed on and hung from the said line or wires for drying. A vertically arranged strut 9 extends upwardly from the center of the rack or reel and is provided in its lower portion with a bore 10 in which the upper part of the pivot stud 2 is engaged so that the rack is pivotally mounted on the standard 1. A suitable wear plate 11 is secured under the center of the rack and a suitable washer 12 is placed between said wear plate and the upper end of the standard.

Brace rods 13 have their upper ends secured to the sides of the strut at the upper end of the latter and which have their lower ends secured on the outer ends of the arms 5 as shown. Reinforcing wires or rods 14: are arranged on the upper sides of the braces 13, are secured to said braces by clips or belts 15 and have their ends provided with eyes 16 which are engaged by hook heads 17 at the outer ends of screws 18 and have their central upper portions, passed around and secured to a headed stud 19 at the upper end of the strut. This construction of the rack makes it extremely strong although light so that the rack is extremely durable, is adapted for hanging and drying a large number of the articles of clothing or the like and also enables the rack to be readily turned so that access to all parts thereof may be readily obtained.

In Fig. 1 I show a suitable stand 20 arranged on the ground below one side of the rack and on which a person may stand while placing articles on or taking them from the rack and while turning the rack as will be understood.

I would have it understood that my improved clothes rack may be made of any suitable material, and of any suitable size and that changes in the form, proportion and construction of the several parts may be made within the scope of my invention and as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim A clothes drier comprising a vertical standard, a pivot pin secured to and proj ecting from the upper end of the standard, a rack including radially arranged arms crossed at their centers, means for connecting the arms together, a vertical strut rotatably mounted upon the pivot pin, said rack strut braces and arms, to reinforce and 16 being rotatably mounted on the pivot pin strengthen the connection of the arms and and located between the upper end of the" braces.

standard and lOWer end of thestrnt, 'brace In testiinonywhere'of I aflix my signature arms secured to the upper side of the arms I in presence of two Witnesses.

and to the opposite faces of the strut; said JOHN A. HYLTON. brace-arms beinginclined downwardly and Witnesses: I outwardly from their connection With the Mrs. J. BIGGs,

strut, and reinforcing wiresconnected to the HIILDA"BIGGS. 

